The project acronym is indicated followed by the name of the beneficiary in
brackets

Austria – 4 projects

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

CMA+ (City of Klagenfurt): This project aims to improve the air quality in
the Austrian cities of Klagenfurt and Lienz, and in Bruneck in the Italian
Tyrol. Liquid calcium-magnesium acetate will be used as a dust-binder to reduce
particulate matter (and additionally as a de-icing agent in winter times). This
project builds on the results of a previous international LIFE project.

EnBa (Ressourcen Management Agentur): The aim of EnBa is to develop a
concept, specifications and management criteria for the sustainable use of
demolition waste, which in terms of volume is the most important waste stream in
the EU. The project will involve all relevant stakeholders to ensure a wide
implementation of its results.

LIFE+ Nature

Mostviertel- Wachau (Amt der Niederösterreichischen Landesregierung
Abteilung Wasserbau): This is a river restoration project targeting the
improvement of river habitats and threatened fish species in three Natura 2000
network sites along the Danube River and the rivers Pielach and Ybbs. It
complements five other LIFE Nature projects along the Danube in Austria.

Traisen (Verbund- Austrian Hydro Power AG): Located on the river Traisen and
within the Tullnerfelder Donau-Auen Natura 2000 site, the country’s
largest alluvial forest, the project targets an improvement in the conservation
status of river habitats. The main focus will be on the creation of a new and
dynamic river bed connecting to the surrounding floodplain, with the
establishment of large-scale flooding zones as a basis for the restoration of
habitats for priority fish species and for the conservation of alluvial
forests.

Belgium – 7 projects

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

BACad (Punch Metals): The main objective of the project is to demonstrate the
technical and economic feasibility of a full-scale ‘bioaugmentation’
for the cost-efficient remediation of a large contaminated groundwater body with
chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons (CAH). By adding laboratory pre-grown
CAH-degrading microbial cultures, the project expects to achieve a 50% reduction
in groundwater contamination over five years and 80% over ten years, as well as
a 50% reduction in remediation costs and time.

MénaVal+ (Intercommunale pour le développement économique
durable du Luxembourg belge scrl): This project aims to produce a high-quality
substitution fuel (Refuse Derived Fuel) from municipal waste and to implement a
new industrial scheme of energy recovery using high enthalpy heat. A maximum
valorisation of the residual stream of collected municipal waste is expected,
thereby reducing by more than 50% the weight of disposed waste.

WALPHY (Ministère de la Région wallonne): This project will develop
a structured approach to improving hydromorphological quality and obtaining
‘good ecological status’ for the upstream Meuse basin. This includes
the development of a methodology for the identification of the most relevant
hydromorphological rehabilitation actions, experimental and demonstrative river
restoration works, geomorphological and ecological monitoring, the improvement
of ecological quality indicators along restored sectors, and removing obstacles
and/or installing passes for fish and invertebrates.

WEEELABEX (Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment Forum): This project
will develop a common and harmonised set of standards for processing e-waste in
an environmentally safe manner and in compliance with EU legislation. The aim is
to create a “WEEE label of excellence” for environmental standards
throughout the recycling process of all e-waste processing companies.

LIFE+ Nature

Vlaams veldgebied (Natuurpunt Beheer vz): The restoration of Atlantic
heathland habitats of Flanders is the main focus of this project, as well as the
restoration of oak woodland-habitats (Atlantic acidophilous beech-oak forests
and oak woods on sandy plains). Sustainable grazing management will be
established for these habitats.

PAPILLONS (Réserves Naturelles RNOB): The overall objective is to
restore the meadow habitats across 25 Natura 2000 sites in the Walloon region in
order to improve the conservation status of three threatened butterfly species:
the marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia), the violet copper (Lycaena helle) and
the large copper (Lycaena dispar).

Hélianthème (Réserves Naturelles RNOB): This project aims to
restore to a favourable conservation status the dry calcareous and rock
grasslands of the lower and middle valleys of the Meuse basin. The
project’s actions will take place on 23 Natura 2000 sites, and include
scrub and tree removal/control, restoration mowing and the control of invasive
exotic species.

Bulgaria – 1 project

LIFE+ Nature

BSPB LIFE+ Save the Raptors (Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds):
This project will target the conservation of the imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca)
and Saker falcon (Falco cherrug) within key Bulgarian Natura 2000 sites. The
project aims to reduce the direct and indirect threats to both of these
endangered species by actions to improve nesting conditions and food supply and
the implementation of species conservation and management plans for the sites.

Cyprus – 1 project

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

R.E.P.T- Recycling Environmental Policy Too (Ministry of Interior): This
project aims to facilitate the implementation of the Packaging & Packaging
Waste and WEEE Directives by the development of a decision support tool (DST)
that will allow national authorities to calculate the environmental and
financial cost of the implementation of the Directives and find alternative ways
to implement them.

Denmark – 2 projects

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

Roof Recycling (Karsten Rasmussen Holding Thisted A/S): This project aims to
demonstrate that recycling of bitumen felt roofing material (bituminous
membranes) is an economical and environmentally viable alternative to land
filling or incineration. The system will be based on the collection and
processing of at least 1 000 tonnes of material, to be subsequently used in road
construction.

LIFE+ Nature

REFLOW (Danish Forest and Nature Agency): The project aims to maintain and
restore to a favourable conservation status selected habitat types and species
in the four Natura 2000 sites within the Mølleåen river ecosystem. The
main focus will include works to re-establish the natural water flow level of
the river ecosystem.

Estonia – 2 projects

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

BaltActHaz (MTÜ Balti Keskkonnafoorum): This transnational project is
supported by the Environment Ministries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. It
aims to reduce priority hazardous substances discharged from industrial and
municipal point sources by supporting the Baltic States in implementing the EU
Water Framework, IPPC and Marine Directives, as well as the new HELCOM Baltic
Sea Action Plan.

LIFE+ Nature

HAPPYFISH (Eesti Loodushoiu Keskus): The project aims to restore to a
favourable conservation status the habitats for endangered freshwater fish
species, including the asp (Aspius aspius), the spined loach (Gobitis taenia),
the weather loach (Misgurnus fossilis), and the bullhead (Cottus gobio). The
project is located within the Alam-Pedja Natura 2000 site.

Finland – 6 projects

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

SNOWCARBO (Ilmatieteen laitos): This project will demonstrate an innovative
approach to net carbon balance mapping for northern latitudes in order to assess
the real levels of carbon sinks and sources for future climate controlling
treaties and policy making. The approach is based on a combination of different
information sources describing snow evolution, phenology, land cover, and CO2
fluxes and concentrations.

CHAMP (Union of the Baltic Cities): This project seeks to contribute to
fulfilling EU environmental and climate change commitments, legislation and
targets in a cost-effective way by supporting local and sub-regional authorities
through a competence development package on Integrated Management Systems.

VACCIA (Suomen ympäristökeskus): This project will develop a
vulnerability assessment of ecosystem services for climate change impacts and
adaptation. Expected results include scenario development and derivation,
database development, development and documentation of tools for vulnerability
assessment (i.e. provision of GMES services based on satellite data), and
inventories of adaptation measures.

Julia 2030 (The Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council): This project will
demonstrate and verify the positive impact of CO2 calculators in terms of
increasing the knowledge and awareness of different stakeholders involved in the
mitigation and adaptation to climate change in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.
The project will cover the following areas: public procurement, use of public
premises, transport and waste management.

LIFE+ Information and Communication

CCCRP (Ilmatieteen Laitos): The project aims to raise the awareness of global
climate change and its implications for Finland. Key objectives include the
development of a web portal to guide users to a number of tools
(‘wizards’), designed to address different aspects of climate
change. The basics of climate change will also be explained using e-learning
methods.

LIFE+ Nature

FINMARINET (Suomen ympäristökeskus): This project will contribute
to the ongoing assessment of the main marine Natura 2000 network sites within
Finnish territorial waters and the Finnish EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone),
including areas suitable for the expansion of the network. The project’s
main goal is to produce cartographic images (thematic maps of the habitats and
key species, spatial assessments) to be used in the preparation of an inventory
of the marine habitats of the Habitats Directive.

France – 8 projects

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

SEMEAU (Groupe Danone - Société des Eaux de VOLVIC): This project
will develop, test and disseminate a method for ‘total water body
modelling’, based on a digital model, to apply the Water Framework
Directive. In particular, the project aims to preserve treatment-free drinking
water quality in water bodies that are under threat from diffuse
‘low-noise’ degradation.

DECIBELL (Carbone Lorraine Composants): This project aims to reduce rail
noise by demonstrating the use of efficient, low-noise, safe and economically
viable brake systems in the form of an LL brake shoe. This will support efforts
to achieve a modal shift from road to rail.

Green Pellets (Association d'Initiatives Locales pour l'Energie et
l'Environnement): The aim of this project is to demonstrate new herbaceous
energy crops as a source of solid biomass and as an effective, sustainable and
eco-friendly source of bioenergy.

HotOxyGlass (AGC France S.A.S): This project targets the validation of an
innovative environment-friendly flat glass production process. It aims to
maximise the re-use of heat generated in the production of flat glass, to reduce
energy consumption by 25% (a yearly energy saving of 87 600 MWh for a pilot
furnace), as well as to reduce specific emissions: 15% for carbon dioxide (CO2),
83% for nitrous oxides (NOX) and 34.5% for sulphur oxides (SOX).

MAPEOS (ECO-Emballages S.A): In order to test its transferability, an
existing decision-making tool on household waste collection, management and
optimisation (MAPEOS), focussing on the improvement of collection routes, will
be applied in two pilot sites, one in Sofia, Bulgaria and and one in Oporto,
Portugal. Reductions in household waste collection costs of 15% and CO2
emissions of 10% are envisaged.

LIFE+ Information and Communication projects

EWWR (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie): This
transnational project (involving France, Belgium, Portugal and Spain) aims to
reduce the amount of municipal waste generated in Europe by involving all
players concerned in a number of awareness raising programmes.

LIFE+ Nature

LAG’Nature (Conservatoire des Espaces Naturels du
Languedoc-Roussillon): The project aims to restore a network of lagoon and dune
habitat sites within Natura 2000 sites on the Mediterranean coastline of
Languedoc-Roussillon. Actions will include the restoration of hydrological
networks, dune restoration, the elimination of invasive alien species, the
sustainable management of human activities, notably tourism, and the production
of technical publications.

LIFE+ Biodiversity

COREXERUN (Parc National de la Réunion): This project is located in the
French overseas region of Réunion which, while not covered by the EU nature
conservation directives, can nevertheless benefit from LIFE+ Biodiversity
funding. The project aims to restore and preserve approximately 30 ha of
semi-xerophilous (semi-dry) habitats by eliminating invasive plant species and
reducing human pressures (from poaching, fires, grazing). It aims to completely
reconstitute a further 9 ha of these rare and remarkable habitats which now
cover only 1% of their original area in Réunion.

Germany – 11 projects

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

FutMon (Bundesforschungsanstalt für Forst- und Holzwirtschaft): This
international project will be carried out by 38 partners from 24 EU Member
States. It aims to establish a pan-European forest monitoring system with
increased harmonisation and effectiveness, and which can provide policy relevant
information on forests in Europe.

PROGRASS (University of Kassel): This project aims to demonstrate a
technological- and process-orientated approach to producing bio-energy
(electricity and solid fuel) from extensive grassland in European Natura 2000
sites. It will demonstrate the technical feasibility and utility of the approach
for sustainable grassland biotope protection and the socio-economic development
of disadvantaged and marginalised rural regions.

Capital of Biodiversity (Deutsche Umwelthilfe): This project aims to increase
nature and biodiversity protection in urban areas by local authorities. It will
focus on organising a competition “Capital of Nature and
Biodiversity” and the elaboration of a concept for a European Award.

ECOSMA (Coastal Research and Management GbR): This project will facilitate
the production and marketing of ecological mariculture products by implementing
a practical process for the ecological certification of products from
sustainable marine aquaculture.

Best4VarioUse (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten
Forschung e.V.): This project aims to produce raw materials for energy and
material utilisation chains from forestry, landscape and agriculture wastes and
residues. It will determine and evaluate best practices and technologies in the
field to develop economically and ecologically efficient material flows.

LIFE+ Nature

Steppenrasen Thüringens (Thüringer Ministerium für
Landwirtschaft, Naturschutz und Umwelt): The project targets the conservation
and development of the steppe grasslands in Thuringia.

Bachtäler im Arnsberger Wald (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Biologischer
Umweltschutz im Kreis Soest e.V.): This project will focus on the restoration of
the natural habitats in the streams and stream valleys of the Arnsberger Wald
area within the Nordsauerländer uplands, (between the Möhne river and
reservoir to the north, and the Ruhr valley to the south).

DONAUKEH (Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt, Gesundheit und
Verbraucherschutz): The project will target the restoration, improvement and
expansion of the semi-natural habitats of the Natura 2000 areas of the Danube
River in the County of Kelheim (between Neustadt and Bad Abbach).

Limosa-habitat Hetter (NABU Naturschutzstation e.V.): The project aims to
increase breeding bird populations and bring about the return of breeding meadow
birds in the NSG Hetter-Millinger Bruch Natura 2000 site. The black-tailed
Godwit (Limosa limosa) has been chosen as a target species for habitat
improvement actions.

ReHa Federseemoor (Regierungspräsidium Tübingen): The project will
restore the habitats of the Federsee bog situated in the district of Biberach in
Baden-Württemberg. Covering an area of 2 920 ha, the area is home to a
number of habitats of special conservation value, including alkaline fens,
raised bogs suitable for restoration, transition mires and bog woodland, and
also to large populations of rare animal and plant species such as the mud loach
(Misgurnus fossilis), the spined loach (Cobitis taenia), the narrow-mouthed
whorl snail (Vertigo angustior) and the marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas
aurinia).

Vogelschutz im Albvorland (Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart): The project
will target the protection of endangered birds of the traditional orchards of
the central Swabian Alb foothills and the central valley of the Rems River,
including the collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis), the Eurasian wryneck,
(Lutra lutra), the woodchat shrike (Lanius senator) and the grey-headed
woodpecker (Picus canus).

Greece - 10 projects

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

RECYCLING-SYMPRAXIS (Development Association of Local Authorities of
Halkidiki S.A): The main focus of the project is to study, develop and implement
at pilot level, advanced waste prevention, recovery and recycling schemes for
mass tourism regions, driven by local/regional incentive-based public-private
partnerships.

EcoPest (Benaki Phytopathological Institute): This project will target the
development, application and demonstration of an economically viable strategic
plan that focuses on the minimisation of hazards and risks from agricultural
inputs in a vulnerable ecosystem, the Viotikos Kiffisos basin.

HEC PAYT (Municipality of Elefsina): The aim of the project is to develop
“Pay As You Throw" systems in Greece, Estonia and Cyprus. By demonstrating
PAYT on a pilot scale in 600 households in a Greek municipality, it is expected
that at least 20% of waste will be diverted from landfill, 20% packaging waste
recycled, 4kg of WEEE per participating person managed alternatively, and 20% of
organic waste will be composted. On this basis, the best PAYT model for these
countries will be determined.

Soil Sustainability (So.S.) (Development Agency of Eastern Thessaloniki
s.a.): Following the EU’s Soil strategy, the project will promote
sustainable soil management in Greece at basin level. It foresees the drawing up
of a Soil Action Plan using innovative management tools and the implementation
of four pilot projects (on erosion in mountainous areas, agriculture-related
soil degradation, soil contamination and soil sealing).

PROSODOL (National Agricultural Research Foundation): This project aims to
protect soil and water quality from olive oil mill wastes in the Mediterranean
region. It will develop and disseminate innovative, environment friendly,
low-cost technologies, establish a knowledge-base system and a monitoring
system, and establish an integrated management plan.

CLIM-LOCAL2020 (Municipality of Volos): This project will implement climate
change mitigation actions at local level. Measures foreseen include a local
greenhouse gases emissions inventory, the identification of emissions reduction
options, and the development of a cost-benefit analysis tool and a Local Action
Plan.

LIFE+ Nature

ConShagAudMIBAGR (Hellenic Ornithological Society): The project aims to
implement conservation actions in 17 Greek SPAs (designated special areas of
protection under the Birds Directive for the conservation of wild birds) for the
protection of the endangered Mediterranean shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis
desmarestii) and Audouin’s gull (Larus audouinii).

PINDOS/GREVENA (Nomarhiakh Autodioikisi Grevenon): The project will focus on
conservation actions for the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the northern Pindos in
Grevena, and the improvement of 60 ha of the priority forest habitat type
"sub-Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pines".

JUNICOAST (International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic
Studies/Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania): The project will target
the conservation of the rare and priority habitat "coastal dunes with Juniperus
spp." in Crete and the South Aegean - listed as priority for conservation in
Annex 1 of the Habitats Directive.

Hungary – 4 projects

LIFE+ Nature

DANUBEISLANDFORESTS (WWF Világ Természeti Alap Magyarország
Alapitvány): The project aims to provide a long-term, sustainable method
for the conservation of willow (Salicion albae) alluvial forests (a priority
habitat) on the Szabadság Island and Béda-Karapancsa side channel. Key
objectives include clearing the project area from invasive species and
non-native tree plantations, and restoring the sound water flow in the side
channel in order to improve water availability for riparian forests during low
water periods.

Eastern Bakony (Ministry of Defence Insfrastructure Agency): The project will
manage Natura 2000 sites in Eastern Bakony and restore the area’s natural
habitats, which have been damaged by past military activity and neglect.

CONVIPURSRAK (Magyar Madártani és Természetvédelmi
Egyesület): The project will carry out grassland conservation actions to
aid the Hungarian meadow viper (Vipera ursinii rakosiensis) in the Carpathian
basin. Strong emphasis will be placed on PR activities in order to increase
public support and understanding of the need to protect this critically
endangered venomous snake.

HORTOBAGY SODIC LAKES (Hortobágy Environmental Association): The project
will eliminate various unfavourable processes affecting the Pannonic salt steppe
and marsh habitat in the Hortobágy, in order to promote the revival of
sodic lakes (ie lakes with a high soda content). It will re-introduce
traditional grazing at an ecologically sustainable high level that will favour
the long-term conservation of these sodic lakes.

Ireland – 2 projects

LIFE+ Nature

ShannonSACLAEO (The Shannon Regional Fisheries Board): The project’s
aim is to restore the lower Shannon SAC (special area of conservation) for sea
lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), Atlantic salmon (salmo salar) and European otter
(lutra lutra). The project will target, in particular, the control and reversal
of the damage caused by two invasive alien species: the giant hogweed (Heracleum
mantegazzianum) and the Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica).

LIFE+ Biodiversity

CAISIE (Central Fisheries Board): The project will target the control of
aquatic invasive alien species (IAS) and restoration of natural communities in
Lough Corrib, a lake in the west of the Republic of Ireland. The project will
also aim to exchange and disseminate information on IAS control methods and
progress through links with other European IAS control teams and policy
makers.

Italy – 26 projects

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

LACRe (Provinicia di Livorno): This project aims to develop “Local
alliances” of public and private sector bodies committed to contributing
to European policy on combating climate change. The alliances will engage local
enterprises in adopting a Corporate Social Responsibility approach towards
climate change.

NOVEDI (SASIL S.p.A.): This project aims to eliminate the land-filling of
glass rejects, which are a great threat to the environment due to their chemical
composition. The project will demonstrate the economic feasibility of new
technologies to produce glass-based insulation materials with high performance
thermal insulation, mechanical strength, fireproof and eco-compatibility.

CARBOMARK (Veneto Region Department for Forests and Mountain Economy): This
project aims to promote voluntary local carbon markets as an instrument for
strengthening EU climate policies and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Measures include consolidating the knowledge base; the definition of a local
market model and implementation on a pilot scale; awareness-raising and
dissemination, particularly to integrate forest owners and SMEs as well as
sectors not already covered by the European Emission Trading Scheme.

GREEN FOOTPRINT (DOW Italia S.r.l.): The aim of this project is to produce a
new, high quality 20-25% bio-based polyurethane (PU) system suitable for
footwear applications. It plans to showcase the reduced environmental impact and
European potential of the new PU material, as well as the replication potential
for the wider chemical and related industry.

RE-WASTE (Industria Olearia Biagio Mataluni S.r.l): This project will
demonstrate an innovative and clean technology to dispose of olive mill
wastewater. It will include recovering water to be reused within the process,
using the effluents as a valuable source of biogas as well as for the
economically viable extraction of antioxidant phenolic compounds with high-added
value for food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries.

MHyBus (Regione Emilia-Romagna): The project aims to reduce the environmental
impact of public city passenger transport (in terms of CO2 and air pollutants
emissions) through the use of a gaseous fuel blend of up to 20% hydrogen and 80%
natural gas (known as hydro-methane). It seeks to implement the first prototype
hydro-methane bus and to support the spread of this technology by regional
policy measures and by raising the awareness among citizens.

PURIFAST (Tecnotessile Società Nazionale di Ricerca Tecnologica r.l.):
This project will show the technical and economic feasibility of an advanced
wastewater treatment system, based on ultrafiltration and an innovative AOP
process (sonochemical treatment) for industrial effluents and mixed municipal
and industrial effluents, especially textile effluents.

LAKS (Comune di Reggio Emilia): The aim of this project is to make local
actors more aware of and responsible for local action on climate change. Four
cities will commit themselves on a long-term basis to significantly reduce
greenhouse gas emissions.

Ariel (Publiambiente S.p.A.): The project aims to streamline diversion from
land filling to recycling of a recoverable quota of materials from the dry
fraction of unseparated urban solid waste. A demonstration site will be set up
to treat more than 15 000 tonnes of dry fraction, resulting in 1 000 tonnes of
well-characterised recovery materials forwarded for recycling.

TRUST (Autorità di bacino dei fiumi Isonzo, Tagliamento, Livenza, Piave,
Brenta-Bacchiglione): The aim of this project is to adapt groundwater resources
to the impacts of future climate change. It examines the potential of artificial
aquifer recharge to increase the underground water stock using excess surface
waters.

SALT (Muliservizi SpA): The project aims to define the most appropriate
strategy to prevent saltwater intrusion in the lower Esino river valley aquifer.
It aims to analyse the trend of salt intrusion in the project area (e.g. with
remote monitoring sensing, GIS, river and aquifer models), to simulate salt
intrusion impacts of climate change, to define remediation actions, and to
develop a tool evaluating the impact of different management options on the
quality and quantity water in the aquifer.

ECCELSA (Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento
Sant'Anna): The project proposes to raise environmental awareness and
performance of SMEs by developing the “cluster” approach to
Environmental Management Systems. It aims to develop a methodology that supports
the environmental governance and the policy making process within different
groupings of SMEs. The creation of local Pilot Groups and the involvement of
Regional governments will guarantee the continuity of the processes.

GPPINFONET (Amministrazione Provinciale di Cremoni): The Green Public
Procurement Information Network is a transnational project (involving Italy,
Spain and Belgium). Its main objectives include actions to reduce resource
consumption and pollution resulting from public procurement, and the promotion
of the implementation of GPP at national and European level.

RACES (Comune di Firenze): This project aims to raise awareness of climate
change impact, mitigation and adaptation strategies, particularly related to
different Italian urban environments and cultural contexts (north, south,
seaside, mountain, etc.). The project will target school teachers, families and
local stakeholders, measuring the effects of the campaign on the urban
environment.

LIFE+ Nature

PARC (Ente Parco di Montemarcello-Magra): The aim of this project is to
restore the fluvial and ecological continuity of the Magra and Vara rivers and
to improve the state of conservation of several rare and/or native fish species,
including sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), shad (Alosa fallax) South European
roach (Rutilus rubilio) and Italian barbel (Barbus plebejus).

MAsCoTTSS (Regione Autonoma della Sardegna): The aim of this project is to
implement an urgent protection strategy to safeguard the last small populations
of the little bustard (Tetrax tetrax) bird species in Sardinia.

Water SCIs (Provincia di Prato): This project aims to improve the
conservation status of SCIs (designated sites of Community importance within the
Natura 2000 network) in the high Apennine area and the plains of the Prato
province in Tuscany.

ANTIDOTO (Ente Parco nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga): This
project will adopt an innovative approach to combating the poisoning of large
carnivores and scavenger raptors. The project will establish two anti-poison
dog units to patrol the areas of the Gran Sasso National Park and Aragona. Among
other tasks, the units will investigate allegations of poisonings of carnivores
and of deaths of cattle in suspicious circumstances.

Pianura parmense (Provincia di Parma): This project will focus on actions for
the conservation of bird species of Community interest, notably the red-footed
falcon (Falco vespertinus) and lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni), in the six
Natura 2000 sites in the lowlands of Parma.

AVIFAUNA DEL LAGO SALSO (Oasi Lago Salso s.p.a.): This project aims to carry
out wetland conservation actions targeting endangered waterfowl species such as
the pygmy cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus), bittern (Botaurus stellaris),
ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca) and slender-billed curlew (Numenius
tenuirostris). Works will focus on the transformation of 90 ha of agricultural
land into Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) and the restoration
of some 10 ha of open water areas and channels.

PROVIDUNE (Provincia di Cagliari): The project’s main aim is the
conservation and recovery of endangered coastal dune habitats in the provinces
of Cagliari, Caserta, Matera, and Taranto. Notably, the team will apply best
practice and target actions to protect one of the EU’s most threatened
coastal habitats - coastal dunes with Juniperus spp, found in five Natura 2000
sites in Cagliari.

LIFE+ Biodiversity

CENTOLIMED (C.I.H.E.A.M. Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari): This
project will focus on the identification, designation and conservation of the
ancient olive groves of the Mediterranean region as high nature value farmlands.
The project also aims to develop guidelines for the agro-environmental
management of these ancient olive groves.

Latvia – 1 project

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

POLPROP- NATURA (Latvian Country Holiday Association "Lauku
Ceļotājs"): This project will develop proposals for tourism,
environmental policy and governance based on demonstrating the environmental,
social and economic benefits from tourism in a Natura 2000 site. A sustainable
tourism management model will be drawn up, Natura 2000 awareness-raising
activities will be carried out and a policy proposal on sustainable tourism for
biodiversity in Latvia will be developed.

Lithuania – 2 projects

LIFE+ Nature

WETLIFE (Vsl Gamtos paveldo fondas): The project will focus on restoring the
hydrology in the Amalvas and Žuvintas wetlands.

White stork conservation (Asociacijja Lieutuvos ornitology draugija): The
project will carry out actions to help to ensure the long-term protection of the
white stork (Ciconia ciconia) and its restoration to a favourable conservation
status in Lithuania.

Luxembourg – 2 projects

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

M3 (Centre de Recherche Public): The project will provide the water managers
in the three participating regions (the Delfland region, Luxembourg and the Erft
river basin) with state-of-the-art means to optimise decision support, planning
and monitoring of the efficiency of water basin management measures.

STOP-TRAPPING-MALTA (BirdLife Malta): The project will implement awareness
raising actions to help ensure that illegal trapping is stopped in Malta. This
follows changes in Maltese law, in compliance with its EU accession treaty,
making it illegal to trap wild birds in Malta after 31 December 2008.

Netherlands – 2 projects

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

PHARMAFILTER (Stichting Reinier de Graaf Groep): This project aims to
demonstrate an innovative waste and waste water management scheme in a hospital.
The Reinier de Graaf hospital and its partners will introduce biodegradable
plastic bed pans and other biodegradable disposables; install a collection and
milling system for organic waste, biodegradable plastics, human faeces, and
wastewater; create a waste digester installation and an energy recovery unit, as
well as a wastewater treatment installation based on a membrane bioreactor.

LIFE+ Nature

Sand dynamics in inland dunes (Vereniging Natuurmonumenten): This project
will focus on enlarging the area of drifting sands and improving the quality of
the Loonse and Drunense inland sand dunes. Works will include the removal of
some areas of the surrounding forest, including removing top soil and the
establishment of sheep grazing.

Poland – 1 project

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

Lake recultivation in Gniezno (Town of Gniezno): This project targets lake
recultivation in Gniezno by inactivating phosphorus in bottom sediments using
coagulants. The aim is to stop the progressive eutrophication of the lakes and
related ecological risks, to restructure fish stocks, and to improve the biotope
quality, landscape and recreational value of the lakes.

Portugal – 6 projects

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

BATinLoko (Centro Technologico das Industrias Têxtil e do Vestuàrio
de Portugal): The focus of this project is the definition of best environmental
performance indicators and goals for the textile sector in Portugal and to
analyse their economic effects. The outcomes will be incorporated into a
Decision Support IT tool and a manual for companies willing to implement BAT.

ElectroValue (Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade): This project will develop
and improve the recycling market for electrical and electronic products through
the reuse and recovery of their components. It will support SMEs in the sector
in adopting sustainable waste management, materials and process technologies by
Life Cycle Analysis and valorisation of the end-of-life of electric and
electronic products.

CETACEOSMADEIRA II (Municipio de Machico): The aim of this project is to
identify areas of importance for the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in
the coastal waters of Madeira, with the aim of establishing marine Nature 2000
sites for this species.

EstepÁrias (Liga para a Protecção da Natureza): This project
will focus on conservation measures for the great bustard (Otis tarda), little
bustard (Tetrax tetrax) and lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) in their main
Portuguese distribution area – four SPAs (designated special protection
areas for wild birds within the Natura 2000 network) located in the Baixo
Alentejo pseudo (or cereal)- steppes.

LIFE+ Biodiversity

Safe islands for seabirds (Sociedades Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves):
This project will carry out actions to help protect Azores seabirds, including
the eradication of introduced rats (Rattus sp.) and other predators from the
island of São Miguel and from the Corvo Community Reserve, the removal of
invasive alien plants and the restoration of native vegetation on selected sites
in Corvo.

Romania – 4 projects

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

BALKWASTE (Agentia Regionala Pentru Protectia Mediului Bacau): The main
objective of the project is to promote and implement EU strategy and policy on
solid waste management and establish cooperation and knowledge exchange among
the EU Balkan Countries. Romania and Bulgaria will act as case studies, creating
new waste management plants and carrying out training in the application of a
relevant Decision Support Software Tool.

ECOREG (Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development): This project
will demonstrate the industrial symbiosis potential for sustainable development
of the Romanian socio-economic system. Based on a tight collaboration strategy,
the project aims to reduce natural resource consumption by the partners, reduce
the environmental impact related expenses by 20-50% for each partner, and
identify and disseminate best practices.

LIFE+ Nature

PMH8310SN2000SCC (Regional Environmental Protection Agency Timisoara): The
main focus of the project is the preservation of 11 chiropters (bat) species and
the development of best practice for the conservation of their habitats, in
particular caves not open to the public.

GREEN BORDERS (Asociatia WWF Programul Duncare Carpati Romania): In close
cooperation with Bulgaria, this project will improve the conservation status of
the pygmy cormorant (P. pygmeus) and the white-eyed Pochard (A. nyroca) along
the Danube river.

UNISASH (Kovinaplastika Loz, Industrija kovinskih in plasticnih izdelkov
d.d): The project will develop and disseminate innovative window prototypes,
Expected results include a reduction in raw materials of 20-35% per unit, a
reduction in CO2 emissions by 10-20% due to a decreased heating requirement, an
increase in thermal insulation by 7-12%, an improvement in security to higher
resistance, an increase in sound insulation by 5-8%, and a reduction in
production costs by 5-15% per unit.

INCOME (Javno podjetje vododod-kanalizacija d.o.o): This project aims to
develop an integrated decision-making support system and a programme of
activities for the sustainable management of extremely vulnerable groundwater in
an alluvial aquifer below a highly urbanised area.

Spain – 23 projects

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

RECYSHIP (Reciclauto Navarra S.L.): The project aims to achieve
environmentally sound and economically feasible dismantling and decontamination
of end-of-life ships. Measures include an analysis of relevant EU and national
legislation, the development of suitable methodologies for decontamination and
dismantling and for creating an integrated management system, capacity and
impact studies, as well as the creation of prototypes and their testing.

COWtoPLANT (Zurko Research S.L): This project aims to demonstrate a new
technology based on the bio-hydrolysis of two animal wastes: flesh and bovine
hair. These wastes will be transformed into organic amendments with direct
application in plants as bio-stimulants and bio-pesticides. A prototype will be
constructed and the effect of these bio-pesticides tested.

LEGIOTEX (Asociación de Investigación de la Industria Textil): This
project aims to reduce and eventually eliminate the Legionella problem in the
textile sector. It will develop a Europe-wide legislative proposal, based on the
validation and demonstration of a new eradication technique for the Legionella
pneumophila bacteria, which will stop it from reaching at-risk facilities.

WGF-PP (Befesa Plásticos S.L.): The aim of the project is to demonstrate
a process to recycle glass fibre wastes to be used for producing polypropylene
composites for several applications, such as bumpers, mechanical parts inside
car doors and air intake manifolds. The environmental impact of glass fibres
will be reduced, as well as the related energy and raw material consumption.

EDEA (Junta de Extremadura. Consejería de Fomento): This project’s
main objective is to develop an efficient methodology for the sustainable and
energy-efficient design and building of social housing. By comparing the
performance of two newly constructed houses – a “Pattern
house” and an “Experimental house” – the project seeks
to test, evaluate and disseminate methodologies and technologies for eliminating
CO2 emissions and constituting best practices in the field of Bio-climatic
Architecture.

3R-FISH (Centro Tecnológico del Mar. Fundación CETMAR): The project
aims to improve the quality of water and the seabed by supporting the proper use
and recycling of devices and equipment used in the fishing industry. It foresees
the development of a management and recycling system for the three most relevant
solid wastes, implementing best practices, and promoting co-operation.

INTEGRAL-B (Asociacíon de Investigacion de la Industria
Agroalimentaria): The project will demonstrate a sustainable, multi-feedstock
biodiesel production scheme that enables a reduced energy and material input to
the system through the use of local raw materials (energy crops and wastes) and
the on-site exploitation of process by-products, namely biogas and glycerine.

LIFE+ BOSCOS (Consell Insular de Menorca): The project aims to contribute to
the adaptation of the Mediterranean forest ecosystems of Menorca to climate
change through sustainable forest management at estate level. This will include
the development of a forest inventory and of a set of planning and management
guidelines, both feeding into a management plan. Forest management actions aimed
to decrease forest vulnerability will be demonstrated in a pilot area of about
200 ha. Capacity building among forest owners, forest managers and other
stakeholders related to forests, as well as public awareness raising are also
foreseen.

AQUA-PLANN PROJECT (Ayuntamiento de Abegondo): The project seeks to safeguard
the current and future ecological state of water in the hydrographic basins of
the rivers Mero and Barcés and of the Natura 2000 SCI ‘Embalse
Abegondo-Cecebre’ through integrated water resources management.

BIOGRID (Naturgas Energia Distribucion S.A.): This project will demonstrate
the feasibility of producing a substitute natural gas (bio-methane) from biogas,
for injection into the natural gas grid and use as vehicle fuel. To achieve this
goal, coupling biogas production with an innovative biogas upgrading system will
be carried out combining biological and cryogenic technologies to capture and
store the CO2 in the biogas and to remove other contaminants (SH2, volatiles,
moisture, etc).

BATsGRAPH (Asociacíon Industrial de Óptica, Color e Imagen): This
project aims to develop a free e-tool for reducing the emissions of Volatile
Organic Compounds by SMEs in the European printing industry, according to the
Best Available Techniques. On the basis of a Best Practices Guide to be
developed, the self-diagnosis e-tool will guide European printers on the optimal
implementation of the BATs, thereby helping to minimise the environmental impact
of the European graphic industry.

WEEE-NET (Inkoa Sistemas SL): This project aims to demonstrate the viability
of an innovative technological platform, based on Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT), for the sustainable management of waste from electrical and
electronic equipment (WEEE) in compliance with EU policy. The platform will
allow producers to incorporate design procedures to ensure greener products.

WATER CHANGE (Centro technologico del Agua): This project aims to establish a
methodology and develop tools for medium- and long-term water resource modelling
according to different global change scenarios. Based on the results from
simulations, adaptation measures will be proposed and analysed according to
their cost-benefit ratio. A case study will be carried out in the Llobregat
river basin.

BIOCELL (Centro technologico del Agua): This project will demonstrate the
feasibility, environmental impact and economic viability of energy production
from biogas via fuel cells – both, Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
(PEMFC) and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) – adapted to wastewater
treatment plants. It will develop two complete pilot units, as well as the tools
for their industrial implementation.

LIFE+ Information and Communication

CHANGING THE CHANGE (Unions Agrarias - UPA): This involves a climate change
campaign for the Galician agriculture and forest sector. The project’s
awareness raising activities will also promote the use of renewable energies in
the region’s agriculture and forest sector.

SECANS (Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya): The project will
target the conservation of steppe habitats for bird species in central
Catalonia.

INDEMARES (Fundación Biodiversida): This project targets the preparation
of an inventory and the designation of a complete network of Spanish marine
Natura 2000 sites.

BEAR CORRIDORS (Fundación Oso Pardo): The project targets the recovery
of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the Cantabrian Mountains of Spain.

PrioriMancha (Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Rural de
Castilla-La Mancha): The project’s overall aim is to support and to
improve the conservation status of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), the Spanish
imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti), Bonelli´s eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus)
and the black vulture (Aegypius monachus) in project areas within the region of
Castilla-La Mancha.

RENEIX (Consell Insular de Menorca): The project will focus on the
restoration of several habitats and species on the island of Minorca that are
listed as priority for conservation under the Habitats Directive. Notably the
project will target rare Minorcan flora species including Anthyllis hystrix,
Femeniasia balearica, Paeonia cambessedesii and Vicia bifoliolata.

INAGUA (Gobierno de Canarias. Dirección General del Medio Natural): The
project will focus on the restoration of endemic Macaronesian pine forests of
Gran Canaria, which were severely damaged by forest fires, and actions to
improve the conservation status of other flora and fauna species threatened by
forest fires.

Campanarios de Azaba (Fundación Naturaleza y Hombre): This is a
transnational project (involving Spain and Portugal) targeting an overall
improvement in biodiversity of the habitats and species of western Iberia. The
project area covers the Campo de Azaba and Campo de Argañán (both
designated special protection areas and sites of Community importance within the
Natura 2000 network of sites), and the Malcata (Portugal) Natura 2000 site (a
mainly open Mediterranean woodland ecosystem used intensively for livestock
rearing).

Sweden – 8 projects

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

Glass Fiber (Stena Metall A): The project’s main objective will be to
develop and demonstrate a microwave pyrolysis method for recycling glass fibre
reinforced plastic (mainly from windmill blades), thereby reducing its land
filling by 90%.

GreenClimeAdapt (City of Malmö): This project aims to demonstrate
climate adaptation in urban areas using innovative green tools such as open
storm water systems, green façades and a new type of green roofs, and to
thereby play an important role in cooling European cities and avoiding energy
consuming air conditioning devices.

CLEANHEAT (Lantmännen Doggy AB): The project aims to demonstrate and
evaluate the full-scale industrial application of the CLEANHEAT-process in the
pet food industry, based on a combustion technique using a biofuel heated steam
boiler.

FEATHERS (Lantmännen Kronfågel AB): This project aims to eliminate
CO2 emissions from the combustion process in the food industry by using a fuel
mixture of biofuels as well as of feathers and other by-products from poultry
slaughterhouses to produce process hot water and steam. CO2 emissions will be
reduced by about 1 600 tonnes; the transport of 2 500 tonnes of feathers per
year will also be avoided.

TOSCA (Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry AB): The aim of this project is to
support sustainable value chains by formulating a common approach for
sustainable business strategic work and daily operations. As a result, the
environmental impact of businesses will be reduced.

SUNRISE (M2 Engineering AB): This project will demonstrate and evaluate the
functionality and the effectiveness of a highly innovative solar cell production
technology. Expected results include significantly lower production costs,
increased energy efficiency and more environmentally friendly end products.

LIFE+ Information and Communication

COM-U (Stifelsen Håll Sverige Rent): Communicating environmental actions
to young people (schoolchildren and teenagers). The project will develop and
implement an awareness raising campaign on EU environmental policy, in
particular the 6th EAP, targeting young people in schools and colleges.

LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity

MIA (Länsstyrelsen i Västmanlands län): The project will
produce guidelines for the management and monitoring of habitats and species in
42 Natura 2000 sites located within the Lake Mälaren Inner Archipelago.
Located in Svealand, Lake Mälaren is the country’s third largest
lake.

United Kingdom – 6 projects

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

GRACC (Groundwork Sheffield): This project aims to address climate change by
increasing the quality of green roofs. Measures foreseen include the
establishment of a UK green roof code of best practice and the encouragement of
its adoption through a Green Roof Innovation Awards scheme.

PISCES (WWF-UK): The project aims to improve Community marine policy and
governance by focusing on the implementation of the ecosystem approach in the
Celtic Sea. It will produce new guidelines for effective management developed by
key marine stakeholders and in close collaboration with the region’s
governments.

ECO-ANIMATION (Business Solutions Europa Limited): This is a transnational
project (involving the UK, Belgium and Italy) to produce and promote animated
cartoons to help European children learn more about the environment,
sustainability and climate change. The cartoons, aimed at five to eight year
olds, will show that small actions (using less water, asking where your food
comes from, recycling and reusing, turning off switches, etc...) can improve our
quality of life and our future (e.g. less carbon, reduced pollution and waste, a
better and more secure supply of water, a better environment to live in,
etc...).

LIFE+ Nature

TaCTICS (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds): The project will
tackle climate change-related threats to the North Norfolk Coast SPA (special
protection area within the Natura 2000 network) in Eastern England. The
project’s first objective is to protect vital freshwater habitats from
destruction due to coastal erosion and climate-induced increases in sea levels
and storminess. The second is to mitigate and compensate for the unavoidable
loss to the sea of important brackish marsh habitat in the same area.

Anglesey and Lleyn Fens (Countryside Council for Wales): The project aims to
restore to a favourable or recovering condition, 751 ha of alkaline and
calcareous fens within the Corsydd Mon a Llyn (Anglesey and lleyn Fens) SACs
– special areas of conservation, or sites of Community importance –
in Wales.